What does rc correspond to in dpkg (–list)?
You can install packages using dpkg. dpkg is quite a useful command line tool. In addition to installing packages, dpkg also helps to remove packages and know the status of packages.
While checking the status of packages using dpkg, you may come across the state rc.
$ dpkg --list Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-===============================================-===============================================-============================================ ii acpi-support 0.136 scripts for handling many ACPI events ii acpid 1.0.10-5ubuntu2 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface e ... rc dvipdfmx 1:20090115-1.2 A DVI to PDF translator with CJK support ii e2fslibs 1.41.11-1ubuntu2 ext2/ext3/ext4 file system libraries
What does rc mean?
For detailed information on interpreting the status, you can refer State of a Package. rc corresponds to
- r: the package was marked for removal
- c: the configuration files are currently present in the system
In nutshell, it means that the package is not completely removed. The configuration files are still present. To completely remove a package, refer Remove packages marked as rc.
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